In2Science

Here's the link to apply: http://www.in2scienceuk.org/apply-now/

Scholarship opportunity with Oxford Scholastica Academy Summer School

Oxford Scholastica Academy run a Summer School for aspiring 15-18 year olds, and the Scholarship Programme is aimed at students from local Oxford Secondary Schools.

In their words:
- We inspire young people to discover their futures at an earlier stage - the courses they could study at university, the careers they could go into and the citizens of the world they could be
- Our courses range from Young Doctors to Enterprise to Law to Creative Writing to Psychology to Computer Science to Debating to Leadership & International Relations to Engineering
- Our Scholarship Programme is aimed at local Oxford 15-18 year olds who would like to explore their futures, learn more about what university life and careers are like, and put themselves in a stronger position when they come to apply to university in the future

The Scholarship Programme:

- Is a two week, non-residential programme based in central Oxford
- Takes place in July and the first part August
- Is completely free for Scholars (the value of the programme is usually £4,495). We also cover all transport costs and food costs


The deadline for applications is 3 April 2018. There's an online form in the webpage (link above).

Year 12 Assembly today (Tuesday)

In the Assembly Hall at 2.30.

Work Experience Week Reminder

Dear Year 12,

Just confirmation that work experience week runs from 11th-15th June (the week after UCAS predictor exams and two weeks after half term).

Best wishes,
ERA

Townhall Takeover Day

Please can the following students meet me in L14 at the start of morning break on Tuesday just to finalise details.

Marie-Therese Brown

Junia Cuellar

Ishmam Choudhury

Sara El Majouby

Lydia Hawkins

Lujayna Jamac

Ella Mann

Wiktoria Maliszewska

Elizabeth Mohamed

Talia Ottino

Humna Siddique Khan

Maya von Hauenschild

Niamh Duncan - book delivery in Sixth Form Office

... please come and pick it up.

Oxford English Faculty Open Day - Saturday - message from Ms Mortimer

Amena Nebres

Awais Ahmed

Marie-Therese Brown

Jessica hann

Lizzie Salusbury

You have all registered to come for the Oxford English Faculty open day this Saturday, 24^th February

Hopefully you have received emails about this.

We should meet at 9.45 at the English Faculty, St Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford OX1 3UL

Any questions come and see me in C24,

Miss Mortimer

MUN

Please can students taking part in the Model UN this weekend please come to L14 for a short meeting at the start of morning break on Friday 23rd.

Brain Imaging Work Experience Opportunity July 2nd-6th

Please contact me if you are interested

Eton College Summer School

We have only just had information about this and the deadline is 1st March, but if you are interested in intensive competitive university preparation at Eton College in July, please e-mail me or see https://www.etoncollege.com/SummerSchools.aspx for more information.

Pam's Diner - we're looking for (paid) kitchen assistants for break & lunch duties

Please come and sign up with me in the Sixth Form Office or through your tutor in Tutor Time.

There are break and lunchtime shifts available, and you will be paid £5 for each shift that you work. We will pay you at the end of each term

Don't miss out - the slots are going fast!

You may be in interested in the following Brain Awareness Week events

The interactive evening on ‘Left Brain/Right Brain: Challening Ideas about Gender and the Brain’ at the Ashmolean on Monday 12 March

The screening of the film ‘My Love Affair with the Brain’ at the Ultimate Picture Palace on Tuesday 13 March.

Year 12 CONFERENCE - TOMORROW - TUESDAY 20TH FEBRUARY

All Year 12s are off timetable tomorrow for the Conference. Through the day there will be workshops on many topics you have fed back that you think would be of use to you: mental health, preparing yourself for the next phase of life, leadership and life skills, to name but a few. It's also a great opportunity to make yourself heard and get your views across about how we can make Cheney Sixth Form an even better place to be.

Please come to the Assembly Hall in the morning, for registration and refreshments from 8.30-9.00am. We will be starting promptly at 9.00am.

Students will be split into 12 groups (1/2 tutor groups) and they should sit in these groups on arrival. Each group will be joined by a couple of Year 11s - please make them feel welcome.

The day will start with a welcome talk by Miss Hackett and Mr White. Students will then attend four workshops, with breaktime and lunch as normal. We will finish the day, back in the Assembly Hall, with a plenary session to end up the day.

Year 13s - please let me know if you would like to come along.

NHS recruitment event about apprenticeship opportunities

NHS RECRUITMENT EVENT FOR YOUNG APPRENTICES


28th February 2018, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

We care about your future and we are offering a variety of roles including Business Administration and Clinical Healthcare. If successful you will commence your apprenticeship July 2018.

Tingewick Hall, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital
www.ouh.nhs.uk/hospitals/jr/documents/jr-hospital-sitemap.pdf

or alternatively please contact
Email: apprenticeships@ouh.nhs.uk
Call 01865 226 695

Visit our website: www.ouh.nhs.uk/apprenticeships

Kick start your career in the NHS

Student Finance Applications have opened

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Dear Colleague, Please see the information below from Student Finance England that we hope you find of interest.

Student finance 2018/19 – students can apply now in three easy steps It’s time for students going to uni or college in 2018/19 to apply for student finance! Just tell them to follow our three easy steps to make sure they get their money in time for the start of their course. Ask our experts  It's Student Money Week! Students can get all the student finance information they need on key subjects, such as how to apply and repayment. Register online The quickest and easiest way to apply is online at www.gov.uk/studentfinance Fill in the application They don’t need a confirmed place at university. They can apply using their first choice of course and change the details online later if they need to.

Cambridge Ancient World Video Competition 2018

In recent years, Cheney entrants have won and also come runners-up in this annual competition to create a short video on any aspect of the Ancient World! It's a lot of fun to take part - here's the blurb:

This is your chance to be involved in bringing the Ancient World to life through film. We want you to produce creative and interesting films exploring a classical object or topic. This year we are offering prizes for videos in two categories: one of 30-45 seconds and one of up to 4 minutes in length.   

This competition invites you to take part in this mission of communicating the Ancient World through film. We are looking for creative and interesting films which explore a classical object or topic in short films of either 30-45 seconds or up to 4 minutes. 

There will be a prize fund of £500 for the best entries and the winning videos in each category will be put on our unique website – The Greeks, The Romans & Us – which features a range of videos of Cambridge’s well-known and up-and-coming Classicists.

To find out more, please visit:

http://www.greeksromansus.classics.cam.ac.uk/news/2018-video-competition

13Tu2 - please register with Mr Etheridge in BR-05

L1 and foyer TODAY - reminder

L1 and the Foyer are being used for Imagined Worlds today. No access to L1 for Sixth Formers after break - 11am. Please leave the Foyer quickly after lunchtime, as it is being used from 13.30.

Thanks!

Message from Ms Mortimer

Dear 12Tu3, have a lovely half term! Rei, please put your essay on my desk J

12Tu3 - please come and register in the Sixth Form Office.

Sixth Form Only - Library reserved for SILENT WORK

Miss Fenton  has made the following lessons available in the Library for silent working for Sixth Formers ONLY.

Week A
Monday P1 & P2
Tuesday P3
Wednesday P3
Thursday P2
Friday P1

Week B
Monday P1 & P2
Tuesday P5
Wednesday P3
Thursday P3 & P5
Friday P2

13Tu1 - please register with Mr Gimson today in J35

New College Over the Wall Visit this Saturday

Please can all students taking part in 'Over the Wall' on Saturday please catch up with me at morning break on Friday in the Lane yard.  I need to give one final piece of information.

Sixth Formers - Have Your Say!

Please can you fill in this short survey about Cheney Sixth Form. This will provide us with valuable feedback on how we can improve Cheney Sixth Form - and allow us to measure our progress.

https://goo.gl/forms/M1965FxdBxO9FuZ83

UNPO & EUYPUK - Message from Ms Rabbitts

UNPO happening after school on Thursday please be in my classroom for a 3pm prompt start.

You need to send me via email your draft clauses by 3pm Wednesday please.

EUYPUK - European Parliament - reminder we are meeting after school today (Tuesday) 3pm in my room.

13Tu2 - Mr Gimson's Tutor Group - Tuesday

Please register today with Mr Etheridge in J38.

12tu1 - no tutor time, please register with 6th form!

9 February - Sixth Form Area

L1 is being used for the Festival of Imagined Worlds from 11.15am
Foyer area is being used from 1.30pm.

Apologies for the inconvenience.

English Lectures at Magdalen College School - please let me know if you are interested in attending

8 Feb     Dr Tom McFaul, St Edmund Hall, Oxford on Hamlet

22 Feb  Dr Tessa Roynon, Rothermere Institute, Oxford on American literature (mainly Huckleberry Finn and race)

13 Mar  Dr Sara Harris, Sidney Sussex, Cambridge and Dr Daniel McCann, Lincoln College, Oxford on Chaucer (mainly the Merchant’s Tale)

Essay Competitions which could be linked to an EPQ

Corpus Christi College, Cambridge is pleased to announce that the Essay Competitions for 2018 are now live.  Further details are athttps://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate-study/admissions-events/essay-competitions

 

Please note the following:

·         There is a strict limit of two entries per subject per school/college

·         Closing date is Friday 23 March

·         Teachers need to register their students entering the competitions using the online form on the webpage

·         All entries must be accompanied by the Essay Cover Sheet which can be found by clicking the link on the webpage

·         There are instruction sheets for Teachers and Students on the webpage, please follow the links

Year 12 Workshop this morning with the following students:

Jenny Burrell
Nadia Oxley
Elias Fraser
Ashwin Haynes
Samir Limbu
Abdullah Nassar
Neda Dousa

Please come along to BR31 at 11.00am. The workshop will run to 1.30pm.

See you there!

Medical Work Experience Opportunity

https://www.nds.ox.ac.uk/about-us/work-experience - please visit if you are an aspiring medic - application deadline is at the end of February

Y12 - Fantastic volunteering opportunity for Summer 2018

Great opportunity to volunteer with Mencap in Summer - really good for Y12s wanting to do medicine or a care related course or just anyone in general that fancies something challenging but also just great fun! 

Talk to Hannah Woods if you want more info - it's her third year volunteering with Mencap and she reckons this is the best week of the year!